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CNN:
Barr's appearance at House hearing still up in the air because of dispute with Democrats — (CNN)Attorney General William Barr has warned Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee he won't show up to this week's highly anticipated hearing if they stick to the format the chairman has proposed …
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
Bill Barr Doubles Down on the Coverup — Attorney General Bill Barr has dramatically escalated his Mueller Report coverup and effort to effectively end independent oversight of his Department by Congress. According to this report, he is refusing to show up to testify this week …
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Maya Parthasarathy / Politico:
Graham: 'I don't care' what happened between Trump and McGahn
Graham: 'I don't care' what happened between Trump and McGahn
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New York Post and Breitbart
Gregg Re / Fox News:
Barr spars with Nadler, threatens to skip testimony after dispute over hearing format
Mary Clare Jalonick / Associated Press:
Barr's testimony to House on Mueller in doubt amid dispute
Barr's testimony to House on Mueller in doubt amid dispute
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ABC News
CBS News:
Sunday: Graham, Richmond, Parscale, Zarif
Sunday: Graham, Richmond, Parscale, Zarif
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The Hill, twitchy.com, Washington Times and IJR
Robert Evans / bellingcat:
Ignore The Poway Synagogue Shooter's Manifesto: Pay Attention To 8chan's /pol/ Board — On April 27, 2019, at around 11:30 a.m. local time, a young man with a semi-automatic rifle walked into the Chabad of Poway Synagogue in Poway, California. He opened fire, killing one worshipper and wounding three others.
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Charlie Warzel / New York Times:
Mass Shootings Have Become a Sickening Meme — Online messages from suspects in shootings at a California synagogue and a New Zealand mosque were similar. — Mr. Warzel is an Opinion writer at large. — Hours before the shooting on Saturday at the Chabad of Poway synagogue outside San Diego …
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No More Mister Nice Blog
Washington Post:
Richard Lugar, six-term senator and leading voice on foreign policy, dies at 87 — Richard G. Lugar, a six-term Indiana senator who became one of the foremost voices on U.S. foreign policy — championing efforts to end apartheid in South Africa, oust Philippine strongman Ferdinand Marcos …
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David Cohen / Politico:
Richard Lugar, longtime GOP Senate stalwart, dies at 87 — Richard Lugar, the longest-serving U.S. senator in the history of Indiana and an ardent foe of nuclear proliferation, has died. He was 87. — The Lugar Center reported he “died peacefully on Sunday April 28 at 1:44 am …
Maureen Groppe / USA Today:
Former Indiana Senator Richard Lugar, a foreign policy giant, dies
Audrey Jacobs / Jewish Journal:
Mourning the Loss of Chabad Synagogue Congregant Lori Gilbert Kaye — Today an anti-Semitic hate crime shot and killed my friend Lori Gilbert Kaye z"l while she was praying in synagogue. Lori you were a jewel of our community a true Eshet Chayil, a Woman of Valor.
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Los Angeles Times, Breitbart and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
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San Diego Union-Tribune:
One dead, three injured in Poway synagogue shooting — Suspected gunman, a 19-year-old Rancho Penasquitos man, was arrested. An anti-Semitic manifesto attributed to him was posted online claiming responsibility for the attack. — The worshippers at Chabad of Poway were nearing the end of Passover …
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Carla Herreria / HuffPost:
Trump Calls Ex-FBI Officials ‘Scum,’ Takes Credit For ‘Sick’ Immigrant Plan At Rally — The president ranted for nearly 90 minutes in Wisconsin on the same night as the White House Correspondents' Dinner. — President Donald Trump disparaged former FBI and Justice Department officials …
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Rolling Stone and POLITICUSUSA
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Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Even Away From Correspondents' Dinner, Trump Makes Sure to Have His Say
Even Away From Correspondents' Dinner, Trump Makes Sure to Have His Say
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Slate, Mother Jones and Associated Press
Brian Stelter / CNN:
Historian Ron Chernow honors journalists, First Amendment at White House Correspondents Dinner
Historian Ron Chernow honors journalists, First Amendment at White House Correspondents Dinner
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Vanity Fair
Chris Cameron / New York Times:
Trump Repeats a False Claim That Doctors ‘Execute’ Newborns — The president has made “executing babies” part of his refrain on abortion, but the evidence does not back him up. — WHAT TRUMP SAID … President Trump revived on Saturday night what is fast becoming a standard, and inaccurate …
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The Daily Beast:
If Trump Weren't President, He Would Already Be Charged — The Mueller Report contains a case against the president as strong as many we saw working as federal prosecutors. — Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report is 448 pages long, full of shocking conduct and detail …
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Raw Story
Hugh Hewitt / Washington Post:
The 2020 election isn't going to be close — The 2020 election isn't going to be close. — The first-quarter gross domestic product growth rate of 3.2 percent sets up the first reality that will be noted in November 2020 because it telegraphs where the economy will be then: not in recession.
Peter Baker / New York Times:
Biden and Obama's ‘Odd Couple’ Relationship Aged Into Family Ties — Four years ago, Barack Obama gently discouraged him from running for president, but Joseph R. Biden Jr. is back and presenting himself as Mr. Obama's natural heir. — WASHINGTON — Barack Obama did not think Joseph R. Biden Jr …
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The Gateway Pundit
Mollie Hemingway / The Federalist:
Joe Biden On Anita Hill In 1998: ‘She Was Lying’ — It's true that Joe Biden did his best to help Anita Hill, including concealing witnesses who would have been a disaster under examination. But even he admitted to his colleague that Hill was lying. — Former vice president Joe Biden repeatedly …
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Gregg Re / Fox News:
Trump: Dems have turned border into ‘Disneyland,’ says Perry Mason needed to win court fights — President Trump told “Sunday Morning Futures” that illegal immigrants are pouring into the country at unprecedented rates “because our economy is so good,” and “everyone wants a piece of it” …
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Mother Jones and Politico
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Rafael Carranza / Arizona Republic:
Border Patrol is now releasing migrant families directly in Tucson
Border Patrol is now releasing migrant families directly in Tucson
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Townhall, RealClearPolitics and Big League Politics
David Cohen / Politico:
Trump warns Sanders he is being cheated again — The Democratic Party is again trying to manipulate its presidential primary elections, President Donald Trump suggested in a two-part tweet on Saturday night. — “The Democratic National Committee, sometimes referred to as the DNC …
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Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump bashes news ‘fakers’ as journos gather for D.C. gala
Trump bashes news ‘fakers’ as journos gather for D.C. gala
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Press Gazette Media and Breitbart
Tim Mak / NPR:
As NRA Leadership Fight Spills Into Public, N.Y. Attorney General Opens Investigation — National Rifle Association leader Oliver North announced Saturday that he will not seek a second term as president of the gun rights group, as is customary. — The decision plunged the organization …
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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Bolton confirms U.S. signed document to pay North Korea for Otto Warmbier — National security adviser John Bolton confirmed on “Fox News Sunday” that a Trump administration official signed a document pledging to pay North Korea a $2 million hospital bill to release Otto Warmbier, but that no money was ultimately transferred.
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Talking Points Memo, Breitbart and New York Post
Henry Olsen / Washington Post:
Courts can't solve our gerrymandering problem. Take it from a former gerrymanderer. — Courts are increasingly poised to become more heavily involved in determining what type of gerrymandering is constitutionally permissible. On Thursday, a three-judge court struck down 34 Michigan legislative …
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